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How long does it take to watch the DC Extended Universe?

How long to watch the DC Extended Universe
about 33 hours 15 minutes
15 films, Man of Steel to Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

The DC Extended Universe ran to fifteen theatrical films and about 33 hours between 2013 and 2023 before being abandoned and restarted. Zack Snyder's Justice League, at 242 minutes, is frequently folded into totals for this franchise and should not be — it was a streaming release, not a theatrical one, and it replaces rather than adds to the 2017 theatrical cut. Including it would add four hours to the figure. The theatrical Justice League runs 120 minutes, so the two versions of the same film differ by more than two hours.

The numbers

Total
33 hours 15 minutes
In hours
33.3 hours
Non-stop
1.4 days without sleeping
Covers
15 films, Man of Steel to Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
At a realistic pace
a film a night
That works out as
about 15 days

What this assumes

Fifteen theatrical films at their theatrical running times. Zack Snyder's Justice League is excluded as a streaming release.

Totals including Zack Snyder's Justice League circulate widely; that film was a 2021 streaming release and is not part of the theatrical run.

Other films

What How long
The Marvel Cinematic Universe about 83 hours
The Infinity Saga about 50 hours
The Star Wars Skywalker saga about 20 hours 26 minutes
Every Star Wars film about 27 hours 7 minutes
The Lord of the Rings films about 9 hours 18 minutes
The Lord of the Rings extended editions about 12 hours 6 minutes
All six Middle-earth films about 17 hours 12 minutes
The Harry Potter films about 19 hours 39 minutes
The James Bond films about 53 hours 28 minutes
Every Pixar film about 52 hours
Every Studio Ghibli film about 39 hours 30 minutes
The Fast & Furious films about 20 hours 42 minutes
The Jurassic Park films about 14 hours 40 minutes
The Indiana Jones films about 10 hours 35 minutes
The Mission: Impossible films about 18 hours 24 minutes
The Matrix films about 9 hours 11 minutes

Common questions

How long does it take to watch the DC Extended Universe?
about 33 hours 15 minutes — 15 films, Man of Steel to Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.
What does that assume?
Fifteen theatrical films at their theatrical running times. Zack Snyder's Justice League is excluded as a streaming release.
How long at a realistic pace?
a film a night — about 15 days.

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Sources

  1. Calculated on this page — At One Place

How these figures are compiled and checked